The finale for Rooster Teeth’s Red vs Blue: Reconstruction is now available for all to watch - and it’s a doozy. Nearly ten minutes long, it wraps up almost all loose ends in the series… almost. Effects are really well-done… if you’re not paying close attention, you won’t even realize some of them are effects. (That’s a good thing.) All in all, a really satisfying conclusion to the tale they’ve been spinning for almost seven months. Go watch!(Louis Wu 01:12:56 +0000)

Tim Munro sent us a link to a YouTube video showing off his latest Halo project - a 1:1 scale wearable Hayabusa helmet replica. He’s only about halfway done…
but it definitely looks great so far! Check it out. As we hear about its progress, we’ll keep you informed!(Louis Wu 15:35:15 +0000)

Wow, sort of an odd set of creations… but it works pretty well! Over at Bungie.net, I khriz I posted a series of films that can help you test a 5.1 surround sound system - shots from different sides, sounds from various distances, ambient sounds… download ‘em and give ‘em a try!(Louis Wu 15:32:40 +0000)

kr-1426 stopped in last night to let folks know that the most recent HBO Fan Fic Pick of the week (written by fallschirmjager) was posted a few days ago - go see what was good last week!(Louis Wu 14:14:19 +0000)

RandomSauce let us know that the first Real7alk.com community montage has been posted - it’s 6 minutes of fun clips, nicely put together. Go watch! (If you’re interested in submitting to future montages, swing by the Real7alk forums and get involved!(Louis Wu 14:13:46 +0000)

Heh - prescient, or just lucky? NiTrOuS 343 ran across an article at Yahoo News that discusses the Epsilon Eridanus system… and how scientists think they’ve found evidence of a planetary system there. Reach just got more feasible!(Louis Wu 14:59:52 +0000)

The Fight Like a Girl tourney that dominated our front page’s sidebar for a few weeks went off this weekend without a hitch (that I know of) - they raised almost $4000 for worthy causes, and a lot of people got the chance to play against Bungie employees in 2v2 competitions. One of these was written up by mendicantbias00 in his ‘The Thunder And The Surf’ blog. Check it out - pretty pictures, fileshare links, final results! Update: JonnyOThan corrects my ‘without a hitch’ comment… in hilarious fashion.

(Louis Wu 14:58:57 +0000)

Hawty McBloggy found a pretty bizarre-looking female Spartan custom figure on eBay - I don’t think she’s happy with the EVA helmet.
(Louis Wu 17:57:43 +0000)

maximumfear let us know about a new contest at Gamers in Action - Let’s Get Creative raises money for Child’s Play, and you can participate in a number of different ways. Swing by the page for full details!(Louis Wu 17:57:10 +0000)

Alex Costa, of WinMicrosoftPoints.com, is running a new contest - this one is called ‘Halo 3: I R Pro‘ and if you send in your best kill clip by November 7, you’ve got a chance of winning 1600 Microsoft Points. Read the contest rules for full details, including how to upload clips.(Louis Wu 18:01:40 +0000)